Britney Spears was so moved by the stories told on Idol Gives Back on Wednesday, April 9, that she donated $25,000.

“She did it all on her own. She watched the show and cried for like two hours over the children in Africa with malaria,” a Spears family insider tells Life & Style. “She didn’t know much about the disease, so she Googled it. She was horrified to realize kids were dying from mosquito bites. So she went online and donated after getting [her dad] Jamie’s permission. She used her Amex.”

A rep for FOX declined to comment. Goooooooooo, Brit Brit!

Theme of the week: Inspirational Songs

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Michael Johns - “Dream On” by Aerosmith (Dial 01, Watch here)

Syesha Mercado - “I Believe” by Fantasia (Dial 02, Watch here)

Jason Castro - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Judy Garland (Dial 03, Watch here)

Kristy Lee Cook - “Anyway” by Martina McBride (Dial 04, Watch here)

David Cook - “Innocent” by Our Lady Peace (Dial 05, Watch here)

Carly Smithson - “The Show Must Go On” by Queen (Dial 06, Watch here)

David Archuleta - “Angels” by Robbie Williams (Dial 07, Watch here)

Brooke White - “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor (Dial 08, Watch here)

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Reese Witherspoon (in L.A.M.B.) is nothing but smiles during the taping of the American Idol special, Idol Gives Back, at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood.

If you haven’t already seen, check out the pictures of Reese visiting a New Orleans Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School for Idol Gives Back.

Watch Reese’s appearance this Wednesday, April 9 @ 7:30-10:00 PM ET/PT on FOX.

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Fergie shows off her lovely lady lumps during the taping of the American Idol special, Idol Gives Back, at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday in Hollywood.

The 33-year-old singer, who’s currently engaged to Las Vegas hottie Josh Duhamel, performed with Ann Wilson (lead singer and flute player of Heart ) and Ann’s younger sister, guitarist Nancy Wilson. She also performs another song with John Legend.

Fergie Ferg’s performance will air on this Wednesday, April 9 @ 7:30-10:00 PM ET/PT on FOX. During her song, Fergie does some sort of one-handed cartwheel/flip. Hope that it makes the final cut!

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• Mariah Carey gives back a fresh new look
• Lily Allen learns that blonde is not for everyone.
• Kim Kardashian gets motorboated
• Geri Halliwell still has it going on.
• Pam Anderson is hooking up with magic man Criss Angel
• Has Gerard Butler been getting busy with Cameron Diaz?
• Gwen and her boys spend another day at the park.
• When Graffiti Attacks
• Johnny Depp saves people’s lives.
• Everyone loves a lady in red
• Sir Ian McKellen will battle for openly gay bishop
• Sneaker-head are born leaders
• Lindsay is the newest Neptune
• Leonardo DiCaprio has bought a “green” apartment in NYC, a developer confirmed Friday. The Riverhouse overlooks Hudson River and boasts low emission paints, a 24-hour fresh filtered air system, a water treatment facility and rotating solar panels. The David Rockwell-designed high-rise will be open for occupancy this summer.
• Colin Farrell says he felt “sick” after visiting a cemetery Saturday in Bosnia where 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed in July 1995. He traveled to Srebrenica to research a film in which he is a reporter during the 1992-1995 war.
• Thandie Newton is nearing a deal to play Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Oliver Stone’s W, a film about George W. Bush.
• Nicky Hilton and The Hills star Whitney Port have been hanging out together because Nicky’s boyfriend, David Katzenberg, and Port’s boy toy, Matt Kaplan, are best friends.

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Theme of the week: Dolly Parton songs

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Brooke White - “Jolene” (Dial 01, Watch here)

David Cook - “Little Sparrow” (Dial 02, Watch here)

Ramiele Malubay - “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” (Dial 03, Watch here)

Jason Castro - “Travelin’ Thru” (Dial 04, Watch here)

Carly Smithson - “Here You Come Again” (Dial 05, Watch here)

David Archuleta - “Smoky Mountain Memories” (Dial 06, Watch here)

Kristy Lee Cook - “Coat of Many Colors” (Dial 07, Watch here)

Syesha Mercado - “I Will Always Love You” (Dial 08, Watch here)

Michael Johns - “It’s All Wrong, But It’s All Right” (Dial 09, Watch here)

Ryan Seacrest’s April Fool’s joke (Watch here)

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The remaining nine American Idol contestants film a promotional video in the downtown area of Los Angeles on Sunday.

A recent Idol controversy centers around Doxology, a rock-soul group out of Seattle that claims David Cook performed their version of the Beatles‘ classic without crediting them on March 11.

“Our main issue is that when given the opportunity to speak up and reveal where the arrangement came from, David Cook did not. His silence on the issue implies that the arrangement is his own. It is not.” “We just want David Cook and American Idol to do the right thing and acknowledge these facts. It’s that simple.”

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